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November 6, 2005

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Several things to let you know about as this weekend winds down:

Congrats to Amy Miller on a fabulous re-design of the Our Kids website! Check it out -- and if you're not already a newsletter subscriber, now's the perfect time to become one.

Two new sessions of Itsy Bitsy Yoga begin this month, appropriate for newborns through 24 months with a parent or caregiver. One class will meet at The Maternity Center in Bethesda, while the other meets in downtown DC, at 12th and U St. No yoga experience required! For more info or to register, visit the Yoga Chai website.

Parenting Playgroups in Alexandria will host several parenting workshops before the end of the year. Here's the lineup:
One-Day Workshop: Pre-Academic IssuesSaturday, December 3, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
One-Day Workshop: Positive DisciplineSaturday, December 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Four-Week Workshop: Positive Discipline (4-week/2-hour class)
Monday, November 14, 21, 28 and December 5, 7 to 9 p.m.
For more info or to register, visit the website or contact Dr. Rene Hackney at rene at parentingplaygroups dot com.

SIDS Mid-Atlantic will host the annual Celebration of Remembrance on Saturday, November 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. (Arlington Blvd. at George Mason Dr.) Family and friends of babies who have died from any cause are welcome to attend. Children are especially welcomed, and there will be child care and activities for the little ones provided by SIDS Mid-Atlantic. Attendees should bring a dish to share. Something new this year: Bring photographs or other mementos of your baby and participate in a scrapbooking or memory box creation session for your babies or pregnancies. The family dinner and get-together will be followed by a brief memorial service in the chapel. RSVP to Betty Connal at 703.933.9100 or sidsma27 at aol dot com.

In the works for later this week: A blog post on some of the best bilingual playgroups, parent support groups, and preschools in and around DC! If you have a resource or suggestion people should know about, please drop me a line: sarah at dc-baby dot com.

Posted by Sarah at 1:02 PM.